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Tuesday, February 23, 2016

The Florida Anthropological Society (FAS) is making available $500.00 to be awarded annually to archaeology students (B.A., M.A., or Ph.D.) who are currently enrolled in a Florida university. The grant money will assist students conducting archaeological research in Florida. Grant funds can be used to cover the costs associated with archaeological fieldwork, special analyses (e.g., radiocarbon dates, faunal or botanical analyses, soils analysis, etc.), and, in some cases, travel expenses associated with presenting a paper based on the student's research at a professional meeting.

Students interested in applying for the grant should submit a letter not to exceed two pages that describes the project for which the funds are being requested; what research question(s) or problem(s) are being addressed; how the funds will be applied to these problems; what, if any, additional funds will be used to accomplish the research; and how the research will contribute to Florida archaeology. The applicant should include a budget indicating the amount requested and describing how the money will be spent along with a letter(s) of support from faculty.

Applications for the 2016 award are now being accepted and can be sent to: Dr. Robert Austin, FAS Student Grant, 7224 Alafia Ridge Loop, Riverview, FL 33569 or via email to roc_doc@verizon.net. Deadline for applications is March 31, 2016.

Monday, February 8, 2016

I don't usually post information about field schools because there are many of them, I often cannot testify to their quality, and the news quickly expires.

But, here are a couple of exceptions.

The Hungarian field school seems to offer nice funding, which is a little unusual for field schools. I hope the NSF funding implies a level of scrutiny that ensures a good research design and syllabus. I paste below the body of the e-mail I received about it.

The CRM field school is run by a very reputable archaeological consulting firm and the Institute of Field Archaeology, which is new but seems to be running good field schools.

1. Hungarian Bioarchaeological Field School

Dear CURL Members,

I am writing to provide information about an international NSF- REU
archaeology field school opportunity for undergraduate students.

The Bronze Age Körös Off-Tell Archaeological (BAKOTA) Field School is a
summer undergraduate research program sponsored by Quinnipiac University
and the National Science Foundation’s Research Experiences for
Undergraduates Site program. Students accepted into the program will
work with an international, multidisciplinary research team on the
bioarchaeological analysis of a Middle Bronze Age cemetery in eastern
Hungary. Student travel, housing, food, field trip fees, etc. will be
covered by the NSF in addition to a $500/week stipend (total $3,000).
Eight Fellows will be selected from the pool of applicants. Students
must be a US citizen or permanent resident, and currently enrolled in an
undergraduate program to be eligible.

CRM Training at Coconino National Forest

The IFR and Statistical Research Inc. (SRI) – one of the foremost CRM firms in the US – have partnered to offer a unique field school at the Coconino National Forest near Flagstaff, Arizona. The US AZ-Coconino field school
is design to train students for positions in the Cultural Resource
Management (CRM) field. Students will conduct a typical small-scale
CRM inventory and evaluation project in one of the richest
archaeological areas of the West. The pinyon-juniper and juniper
woodlands of the Colorado Plateau have been home to people for many
millennia. The area contain a wide-ranging archaeological record that
extends from the Archaic (6,000-3,000 BCE) to the historical period.

The goal for the 2016 season is to train students in basic CRM survey,
mapping, in-field analysis, and excavation methods through an intensive
pedestrian survey of Forest lands in the Winona and Ridge Ruin area. Our
research goals are to identify and assess any prehistoric or
historical-period resources that can contribute important information
regarding prehistoric land use and historical period settlement in this
area.

The US AZ-Coconino field school
will expose students to the rich cultural heritage of the Southwest, as
well as to the techniques, legal regulations and practices governing
CRM archaeology. Since most archaeology positions in the US are within
CRM, this field school offers applied training for students seeking
career in that industry. This program is directed by Dr. Richard Ciolek-Torello, Vice President for Research at Statistical Research Inc.

Will you please let interested students know about this program?
Sincerely,
Ran Boytner